Bengals need to ask themselves just what they have in Andy Dalton

Summary of 7 articles · Updated Jan 8, 2013

They don't need to sign a free agent to replace quarterback Andy Dalton What the Bengals need to do is figure out whether Dalton is a franchise quarterback by the end of the 2013 season. Andy Dalton has led the Bengals to 19 regular-season wins and is the… (more) sixth quarterback to direct his team to the playoffs in his first two seasons. : Andy Dalton isn't worried about the criticism after a second straight poor performance in the playoffs. The reason you can't write off Dalton completely is because he has potential. Dalton didn't receive much help from Jermaine Gresham 's drops and poor pass protection. Just a heads up, you can expect to see more posts this week on the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns than the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. "They have been working hard on that, whether it's stepping up in the pocket making plays or stepping outside and making plays when the pass rushers lose contain and then keeping the play alive and trying to make some throws while he's doing that. Joe can run. He's faster than people think."

Wake-up: Dalton not worried about critics

Just a heads up, you can expect to see more posts this week on the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns than the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. That's just the reality of the situation. The Ravens are in the playoffs and the Browns are…

Dalton knows criticism is out there

Andy Dalton has led the Bengals to 19 regular-season wins and is the sixth quarterback to direct his team to the playoffs in his first two seasons. It is Dalton's performance in big games, especially the two in the playoffs, which have drawn the most at…